HI, Josef,

> P.S. Microprocessor controlled chimney... Where are we going ;-)
>

I used to say, "it's the 90's..." but it's awkward to say. "it's the
aught's...."

This will provide two very useful functions, though.

1.) It turns on a fan attached to the stove when the temp get's high enough,
and turns it off when the temp goes down due to consuming all of the wood.
The fan runs romm temp air through a channel on the back of the stove,
transferring heat to the air, which then blows out of the top and helps warm
the room.

2.) It will sound an alarm if the chimney temp exceeds a preset value. This
happens when the fire gets going "too good" and no-ones around to close down
the damper.

With this, we will be able to go to bed at night with a little higher
comfort level that we are not going to burn down the house.

I can see how someone would say that this defeats the whole purpose of a
wood stove; but we've got a saw mill in town and I can get a ton (2000lbs)
of slab-wood for $20.00. Heat your house all winter for under $2000.00. My
main furnace is also a dual fuel unit, wood and oil. I'm really glad I'm
burning wood this year! But it uses electricity, and the wood stove does not
(until now, that is.)

Mark

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